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Midrash Rabbah with Commentary by the Zhidichov Rebbe. First Edition. Lvov, 1875 - Sefer Midrash Rabbah al Chamesh Megillot  with 'Peirush Mahari”a by the Admo”r Rebbi Yitzchak Isaac of Zhidichov. Lvov, 1875. First edition. On the title page: Peirush Mahari”a ... per deep Kabbalistic secrets. It is told in the name of the Vilna Gaon that Kabbalistic books are 'the revealed of the hidden' - that is, it is clear that they deal with Kabbalah - and midrash is 'the hidden of the hidden' where secrets are dressed up in stories, but they are actually more hidden than Kabbalistic books. This is a unique Kabbalistic commentary on midrashim by the leading Kabbalist among the Admo”rim. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of the author, Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Eichenstein of Zhidichov . [2], 176 leaf, 27 cm. Moderate-fine condition. Worming blemishes, primarily in the white margins. Some of the leaves are detached. Not bound.